The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-19
The Convention Perfectly Delighted
with the Intended Result.
She Beautifully Accepts the Honor
Conferred Upon Her.
A Number OF Messages Received from
Persons and Societies Interested
in the Cause of the Union
The Days Proceedings.

southern chuCh-3ll delegates and officers,
representing thirty-cight States and Terri
tories and the District of Columbia. The
colorcd State w. G. 4. U. OF Tennessee is
represented by Mrs. Phillips, oi Memphis.
Among the important doings OF this
mornings session is the creation of u mis-
sionary board to further gospel worl, in all
sections.
Following are kilograms OF greeting To
the national convention:
wAauxorox. Nov. Y. iSS7
Metropolitan church grccis convention of nd.
Nah',,l Mofkcr loI prohibition, and cungmiulaics
Miss Willard ON her annual Address.
On. JouN II. NrwNAN.
Nrw Yorg, Nov. IS, 1871
The bureau executive. speaking for ~ broad
constituency, extends the concentrated christian
Womauhnod nj the nation and the world H. heart.
ct gnclings, aud promise, the closest 80 operation
In all efforts Ia favor Oi that trinity Ut duti, which
exhaust the widest requirement oi the christian
tive land CuNioN d. FisK, President
Mr.. Jones, secretary 81 The British Peace
society, and Rev. u. &. Kelly, irltcinal
delegate OF the Southern Temperance
alliance, were introduced aud briefly adj
dressed the convention.
The Prcndita l,amlbai spoke II the in
dusiral school for high caste Hindu wild
ows in India she hoped To establish.
ELECTION 90 OFFICERS.
Tho election of officers is always an in
spring time. The church WIS a sea of
white waving handkcrhicis and happy
faces when Miss Willard wJs declared ~
elected president. Led by the Golden cor
net the convention sang Praise God from
Whom all Blessings How while she was
escorted 90 the platform. She was intro
duccd 10y Mrs. Wallace IA "Our John the
faptist." The convention sang "Blcst H.
the Tie That Binds, AMI Mn. W. H..
smith led IN icrvcnt PRAYER. After bcaui-
lul words Of acceptance from Miss Willard
the convention sang tod Bless Our Tenn
pcrncc Queen" The other members Oi
! the board were reelected
The Temperance temple. born in the
| heart aud brain 1T Mrs. 4. II. Cars, ui
| Chicago, had liz photograph taken before
/ q stone was laid, and now this photograph
I was brought before ~. irlmcu and deco
/ rated with the white ribbon. The temple
| will cost SsiO.OD0, bc twelve stories high
and have q tower that viii give view ol
| the entire city. the means To bc raised los
the ". g. T. L. AbomSl, 100 has already
been given.
Miss Julia Amos read nm appropriate
| poem. The spirit ul giving unto the tenn.
| pie fell upon the convention like baptism,
! and about $4,000 was pledged. The fr-l
| memorial window WINS taken hy New Jcr-
/ Soy NJ cost oi 500 Mother Thompson
! pledged SlOO from llill-buTo. q. This ~
/ called most wildly memories 81 the cru
| s1dc, and the women IT 1873 were called
| upon "a rise. SiNly-Onc rose, and then
| this delightful part ol the convention WIS
! lilly rounded out hy q song from the Her.
/ bert quartet written during the afternoon.
| This message was received from Baton
| Rouge:
Crctiu~ irlm the rmhIhtIonls'. - Louisiana
/ J. John ii. g. NuulE ". Hu"p,it
4 telegram WIS sent NrS. President
/ Cleveland and the prohibition workers IN
| Atlanta.
TIM ryHiNG MEETING
: w1s devoted ib reports 81 supcriulrulDnts
/ Mn AnnU ". Hammer IT New I,rry
/ gave many illustrations oi the vain" 81 cor
rect teaching oi tho children. Then d
large banner was stretched ucru-- th,
| platform, bearing the device ~ % golden
! Star shedding is light over the Stale,
d. where scientific temperance has been sD
'currd Tor the children, and sung 9Th,
Star ri Bethlehem Of Temperance Reform
Stands over thc School huu-c.' The cen
ter held tho names oi these favored Static
and Territories, while each side shoNuI
thoso where the Law has not yyt' been ~
I Curd.
Mn. Nary IT, Hunt briefly cyp'ainc,
the present condition oi the department
and added plea Tor iho Blair education
bin.
Mrs. S. 7. Gmbb, II Kansas, gave IN,
report 81 foreign work. She portrayed On,
untaught condition ~ many ~ the foreign
ems. aud the need 0i dipct influence
Have the people drihcd h'p7 We hay,
duty 90 do 30 them. Shall We not bpa
to these. our brethren, ihc religion 81
pure body
At Masonic thonicr was held n ucn
mass meeting. addrgsod by Mn. llpll
man. president NJ Missouri, and Mrs
lathrop. Of Michigan, who comes dirrc
from the Oregon campaign for CInFiitu
iional amendment These two ludio
arr among the strongest speakers IN DO
National union, and thoir words On "Wh,
Have Prohibition Amendments Failed II
-Four sta,cs2" were we'll received.